2027 Entry (Current Year 5 September 2025)

Registration for the September 2026 Entrance Test is now closed

The registration deadline for the Gloucestershire Grammar Schools' Entrance Test (September 2026) has now passed.

If you missed the registration deadline, a Late Test will be held in January 2027. If you would like your child to be considered for The Crypt School, please email admissions@crypt.gloucs.sch.uk to register your interest. Please note that the Late Test gives your child an opportunity to join the waiting list for your chosen grammar school(s). They will not be able to be offered a grammar school place on National Allocation Day.

Please check our website during December 2026 and January 2027 for the final Late Test arrangements and registration details.

For further information, please see our Late Test Guidance.

ENTRANCE TEST

The test assesses students’ verbal and non-verbal abilities, English skills and mathematics, and is provided by GL Assessment. 

All questions are multiple choice style questions.

In one paper, students will be tested on their verbal skills (including comprehension, vocabulary and verbal reasoning).

The other test paper assesses non-verbal reasoning and mathematical knowledge, skills and understanding. 

Each test session will take around an hour. 

At the beginning of each session there is time built in for the sharing of instructions and, for the non-verbal reasoning element, some worked examples. Students are allocated a total of 45 minutes to complete the tests themselves.

GL Assessment is the largest independent provider of educational assessments in the UK, also providing assessment materials to schools in over 100 countries worldwide.  They have been developing selection assessments for over 40 years and provide tests to the majority of grammar schools in the country.  GL Assessment works hard to develop its material such that all children are able to demonstrate their levels of attainment and academic potential without excessive preparation. 

There are free downloadable familiarisation materials produced by GL Assessment available via link on this page. 

TEST DAY

The entrance test will take place on the morning of Saturday, 12th September 2026

RESULTS

Parents/carers will be informed of their child’s result by email in mid October. Results will be sent home before parents/carers have to make a decision on which schools to put on their Local Authority Common Application (Preference) Form.  If parents/ carers have elected (on the Grammar School Registration Form) to share their child’s result with more than one school, a separate result email or letter will be sent from each school.